Sun curtain for autos



Mar. H3, 1923. C. M. WHITE ET AL SUN CURTAIN FOR AUTOS SASSS M. 'YJITEB ANB ALFRED K. SIMALL, JR., Ol? DENTN, M'LJLLAND.

li CERTAIN .FR AUTOS.

Application filed April. 1S, 2.922. Serial No. $55,020.

lie ii; liiioivu mi; we. @Assieme iii. llilrrrri; aud rriiun Samir, Jr.. citizens of rire iQ-nied Suites of America residing et llienroii. iii tire county of Caroline and iare'of Maryland, lieve invented. eerziiii new and useful improvemeiiis in Suu' `fur reins i'or riiitos, or' which the "following is :i speeirlezition.

This iriveririon'. relates to sim Curt-airis or shields for use. ou niiosor vehicles and pariieuifirly to shields which are adapted to be. mounted Upon 'tile op-supporing bows or the vehicle zuid go arranged *duit they may be readily adjusted to eieetiveiy shield the oeeuluiuis 4from lie glare or the Suu or from' willi or rain.

'liie principal feature of our invention .resides in a simple .and eeeiive supporr` for rire ourrain which wiil permit oi' angie lar :,uljusimeiit siu conditions witliou'i';

the nuiiiipuiatiori, looseriiiig or removal 01' 'the seeuring devices.

Another feature resides in e eorisi'rueti-ou or eurteiu .Support in which {loeeisrriiiii is mziinriiiiied by aV yielding pivoriil conneciion in any of its; adjusted positions witliiri rire rai fie-of its movement .her 'feaure resideey iu the exrfreme simpflieiijyY of Construction oi' iiiie eiiririii ivhieii will permit of its production at i; eompiireiively low Cost.

Y further feature resides in the Construction of ajmodiied or emergency hanger Where the eux-'min is to be applied to ii bow of the .type Where Said bow does not extend entirely to the rear or die topi ln ilie iroeompanyiu drawings.

Figure l'is;l a front elevation or die eur tain illustrating in dotted linee` a vehicle rop bow :rod the marmer o", iipl'ilioiitioii of the ouriiii support thereto;

`Figure Q i@ a horizontal Seefioiml view on lie line L-2 oi Figure i. looking: in the direvioii of the arrows., :md Showing in swung to ou@ oi i mil Seerioiiil iiru 4mie o? o i gure fle iS :i iiorizoriai s4, the iiie. i

' YCiifiii'iei and bracket "members L?? and Si are Figures 6 and i aire respectively side :uid from vievr :i modiiied. foriu of support or eu'iergeiiey hanger.

.i'ei'ferring more particularly to the draw- .iuge by numerals or' reference 2 indicates one or the top liowsor fr vehicle top of ordiriziru' oonsi'rueion, and to weich is ziitaelied the liereinacirir described Suu Curtain and rain Siiieid.

The siiield or curtain designated genou ally by Jdie numeral ei. comprises a prefierelily reet'mgulzir freine formed oie iight ver siibsiiiiiiisiily s'rong meiri rods G. over which is stretched :rnd secured by stitching ur olier suiiiible menusj ai izibrio Covering S of material similar o 'that of which the -veliieie top is formed.

The covering' S is preferably eoustrueted iii the Jrori'ii of ir pocker into ivliieli the frame is inserted so is to noi' only 'rmiiriziiu the' extend thru the stitched side or lie eov'erg ing' and pass respectivelyY i'iru openings iu die side flanges i6 of ehzirinei member@ i8. the extensions 14 upon 'ii-.heir extreme outer ends' being tlireided ro receive rius 20. wliieli when urned home bind die inner frame member against ilie inner side,

iizmges 1G.

Formed integral With the franges 16 or each of die channel members 1S is :i plete QQ. the outer face of which is provided 4with :in annular yeeries of radial eorrugatioms or Hides 2i which (To-operare with :i simiiarljf 'oru'iod face on a plaie 26 rigid Wir-li au arm or iiraeke'rvili carried respeotireijv' by mi upper and iower top bow damping; eolui' 32.

The fo-operziing faces of the resreetiiu imiiumined'iu engagement thru the medium of :i pivot pp' or mit 34- passrag' ver d tiifru tile :mis of sind members. sind iii;

,upon its threaded lower euri having a nur of the' vertical portion 5G being 36, between which and the lower iaee of the late :'26 is inernoeed a loelr washer 38.y P .L

lt; will be observed upon reference to Figure 3,' tlxat the plate BG is slightly dished as at lll which permite of a'sullieien'l yielding of said plate when the sbield is swung' or adjusted upon its pivotto, allow the corrugations of the opposing faces of the plates 22 dicate et 50, and the hanger or support` for the sun curtain is indicated generally at and 'comprises an angular nieta-l strip the upper or horizontal arm 54 of which' is clamped ai 55 to said. bow 507 the lower end suitably clamped to the bow 50 at 59. mediate portion of the member 56 is in thfenature of a disk 6() having on its rea-r falce, an annular series of ribs or eorriigations 6l which 3o-operate with e similarly fdrmed face of a, rotar or adjustable disk or plate (S2, the parts ieing maintained in assembled relation thru tbe medium oi a bolt 64, upon the inner end of which is a nut 65, which confines a channel member G6 Vsirnila.- to thev channel member 18 in Fi a re 1.. i

Adjustment of the disks relatively to one another is secured by manipulation of a handle 70 on the outer end of the bolt 64.

The vertical webs of the channel member 66 are provided with registering openings T2 thru which passes one or the other members 14' of the sun shield to support the latter.

7e claim:

l. A sun curtain or s eld for entorno The intery vifiieaeee biles comprising the substantialiyA recien gular freine$ a, fabric covering secured over seid frame, supporting bars exeending transi verseiy and adjacent the shorter sides of said frame, the free ends or said supporting bars extending beyond the longitudinal sides ol said traine, supports in which the free ends of said supporting bars are mounted, the in ner face of said supports being provided with serraions, brackets carried by the bow of avehiole top7 a. plate carried by each of said. brackets, the inner faces of each pla-te being provided with serralzions for coopera tion with the serra-tions upon the inner faces of said supports, and means for pivote-Hy mounting said supports on the. plates of said brackets, one of said plates being dislied to yieldebly maintain the serrated faces of i the supports and plates ine set position.

2. A sun curtain or shield for automobiles comprising a frame, a fabric covering secured over said frame, supporiing bars extending transversely o'f said frame and havin(r the ree ends thereof extending beyond one side of Said frame, supporte in n'bieli seid supporting bars are mounted, said supports constituting a vbannol member and plate at the lower end of said channel member and provided with serretions, breclmts adapted to be clamped upon the new of Elie vehicle top, a plate carried by each` of said brackets, means for pivotally mounting,l said. supports on the plates of said Vbraeketsl said plates having their inner faces serrated :for eooperation with the serrated faees of said natures.

CSSIUS M. i'illllll. ALFRED K. SMALL. Jn. 

